They're too stupid to be in shock

Yeah, but at least Travis sticks to his principles while his family is being threatened with extinction by the collapse of civilization and a zombie apocalypse: "Now Maddie, you know how I feel about guns".

I figured that since the national guard had 3 trucks and a dozen soldiers for those few houses, then that must mean they've got a couple million national guard soldiers and a few hundred thousand other trucks actively taking care of all of greater L.A. neighborhoods. Plus a fully functioning headquarters and command…

Kim Dickens was awesome as Joanie Stubbs in "Deadwood". Deadwood itself is one of the finest TV series ever made, if you haven't seen it.